Estimation of the upper diaphragm in KNM-WT 15000 (Homo erectus s.l.) and Kebara 2 (Homo neanderthalensis) using a Homo sapiens model
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2023
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López-Rey, J. M., García-Martínez, D., Martelli, S., Beyer, B., Palancar, C. A., Torres-Sánchez, I., García-Río, F., & Bastir, M. (2023). Estimation of the upper diaphragm in KNM-WT 15000 (Homo erectus s.l.) and Kebara 2 (Homo neanderthalensis) using a Homo sapiens model. Journal of Human Evolution, 185, 103442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103442
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• The diaphragm of extinct Homo might have been deeper and flatter than that of H. sapiens.
• Size of fossil diaphragm estimations are within the H. sapiens range of variation.
• Breathing kinematics might have been different in fossil Homo.
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The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation funds this research by a Plan Nacional project to M.B. (PID2020-115854GB-100) and a predoctoral fellowship to J.M.L.R. (PRE2021-097584).